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V> hat we say it is, IT is •J^
j For You a Year Full of Cheer I eees
To each of you who has favored us with EEEE
[EEE your patronage in l'H4 '"Thank you -
■ j most heartily." ...
=== We appreciate the trade you have ■■ .
given us and assure you we will leave ■■
" nothing undone to warrant the continu-
I, , , ance of vour patronage. Your saiisfac
tion is our chief desire. |h®h
If it ever happens that a purchase made
EEEE here, or a gift from Diener's is not thor- EEE
EEE oughly satisfactory, we will consider it a ■
=== favor to have you return it. We are anx- E=E
EEEE ioits at all times to rectify mistakes on EE=E
EEEE our part, or yours, and are eager to do
= all in our power always to have you ==
think of Diener's with a smile of satis- EEEE
== faction. EEEE
vote If you have found Diener's a good H§)|
store to trade at in 1914, you will find it *£
=j better still in 1915.
B DIENER, The Jeweler
Will 408 Market Street
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Mummers' Program
Tonight
11.45—Assemble about Munici
pal Christmas tree, Front and Mar
ket streets.
11.53—Lights go out.
12—Lights go on and the wel
come starts. Courthouse bell will
strike 1-9-1-5.
New- Year's I>ay
12 (Noon) —Marshals and aids
meet with Chief Marshal C. O.
liackenstoss and Chief or Stall
Frauds 11. Hoy, Jr., at Mayor's
office.
12.15 Formation of parade.
I.ls—Parade moves.
3.3o—Drill contests in front of
I th< Mayor's office.
L & Koute of Procession Down
A Front street to Market, to Fourth,
r lo Walnut, lo Third, to Kelly, to
Sixth, to Hamilton, to Second, to
Market Square and dismiss. Tile
chief marshal and staff will re
view the parade in Market Square
west side.
l>—Announcement of prizewin
ners at the Orphcnm Thca," i»."v i
s 1
dedicate its now liefl In Race street
to-morrow. The Jail has been fitted
il\> in a cozv manner and everybody
will lie welcome. Open house will be
observed from 11 o'clock in the morn
ing until late in the evening. Ensign
Pat Neilsen, with Mrs. Neilsen and
other local workers, will welcome vis
itors and special religious services will
be on the day's program.
The usual New Year dances will
also take place during the afternoon
and evening. At the Armory a holi
day dance will follow the basketball
game. Winterdale Hall will be the
scene of a big dance in the evening.
New Year parties will be numerous
throughout the city.
t The Mummers' Parade
The big feature, the Mummers'
second annual parade, will take place
In the afternoon. Four divisions will
form the line of procession, and in ad
dition to many organizations from
Harrisburg, Steelton. Middletown, De
mo-no, Ilighspiro and other nearby
Mr. Autoist-
Get This Tube Bag Free
A large, strong, waterproof, black enameled inner tube
bag will be given free to all patrons of our Tube Repair
Department during the month of January, 1915.
And a Dollar Pair of Genuine
Gilmer Tread Repair Pliers Free
with every fifty-cent can of MILLER PLUGGUM sold
at our shop. PLUGGUM is the best self-vulcanizing
material for the repair of small cuts in tire treads.
Out-of-town orders for l'liiggum with the free pliers will
"'! e<l on receipt „r sixty cents. Delivery by insured
puree! post. The extra ten cents to cover «-ost or posta"c
packing and insurance.
These Free Tube Bags and Pliers
are offered at this time to commemorate the Third An
niversary of this establishment; to evidence my appre
ciation of the generous support given; to extend ac
quaintance with this shop; and, to "start something"
in the New Year now dawning.
STERLING AUTO TIRE CO.
(Frank B. Bosch)
1451 Zarker St (15th & Market)
Distributors for
JtlillerTires
The MILLER NON-SKlD—with its cogwheel tread—
GEARS YOUR CAR TO THE ROAD
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THURSDAY EVENING. fiARRISBURG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 31, 1914.
I towns will send large delegations.
I The procession will form at State
jand Front streets at 12.45 o'clock and
; will move promptly at 1.15 o'clock.
The route will be short, and'at 3.30
o clock the drill contests take place in
front of the police station. The fln
i ishing touches to details for this dem
onstration were made to-day. Mem-
I bers of the finance committee, with
"Mutt and Jeff," made a trip ov«?r the
city to-day to boost the finances and
?et in sufficient cash to meet all re
quirements.
Prizes will be offered, amounting to
SSOO. and there will be keen compe
tition among the individuals, clubs *nd
| organizations. The entries were ?till
i coming in at noon to-day. It was
! expected (he parade committee will
be busy until a late hour to-night ar
ranging places in line for everybody
| The complete list of entries will be
J ready by 10 o'clock to-morrow.
Jail Holiday Exercises
in Charge of W. C. T. U.
The usual holiday exercises nf the
W. O. T. V. were held to-day at the
| Dauphin county jail, with the county
; superintendent, Mrs. Margaret Ellen
| berger, in charge. The propram in
| eluded:
j Hymn. "All Hail the Pow<r of Jesus'
|>« T ame;" Scripture, Matthevs, 2d chap
| ter. Mrs. Huston, of Peeifiroke; praver,
j M of Mft»ae W. C. T. U.;
I solo, Mrs. He?h'el, of Steelton W. ('.
|T. IT.; talk, Mrs. W'ilkins; recitation,
Miss Naomi Itomberger: solo, Mrs.
Garman; recitation. Mrs. Kindly, Steel
ton: reading, Mrs. .1. <\ Klnter; solo,
Mrs. Watsop; prayer, Mrs. Kennedy.
After the exercises the gifts were
distributed. Each woman received
stockings, candy, apples and oranges.
Heptasophs Will Visit
Marysville Conclave
Heptaaoph conclaves of Harrisburg
and vicinity will meet at 7 o'clock Sat
urday evening at Market Square to
take the car for Marysville. where they
will meet the conclave of that town.
Final plans will be made for the re
ception and entertainment to be given
by the Heptasophs Tuesday night,
January 26, in the Tech High audi
torium. Some tine talent has been pro
cured and every effort is being made
by the members to make it a success
The out-of-town orders will come in a
body and will bring their wives, daugh
ters and sweethearts. Thev will also
be allowed to bring friends who are
not members of the lodge. The com
mittee of arrangements for the enter
tainment includes: E. E. Ewing. E J
"\\ alsh, T* O. Phillips, Howard Bolger
and W". W. Brltsch.
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"TO-DAY" AT MAJ
A new leading lady made her de
but to Broadway last winter. She was
Aliss Fthel Valentine who will appear
as Lily Wagner in "To-day," when it
plays at the Majestic Saturday matinee
and night.
' The identity of the new leading wo
man for the George Broadhurst and
Abraham Schomer play was kept
carefully concealed until the night of
her first appearance.
Miss Valentine was absolutely un
known to Broadway. Despite the fact
that she is still in her teens, the little
actress had had considerable stock
experience about the country but had
never played in a New York produc
tion. Her photos bear a striking re-
TYPHOID GROWING |
LESS IN THE STATE
Figures Compiled by State Com-|
missioner of Health Dixon
Show a Great Decrease
Pennsylvania had f>o,ooo fewer cases
of communicable disease during the
year 1914 than during the previous
year, according to the statement issued j
to-day by Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, Com- j
missioner of Health.
In summarizing the work of his]
department for the past year he said:
"The people of the Commonwealth
have cause to be thankful for the gen
eral freedom from disease during the
past year. Never in the history of the
State has it been so l'ree from typhoid
fever as during 1914. The result of
nine years' work for the purification
of our waterways and the protection
of our public water supplies may be
told tersely by the comparison of fig
ures of the morbidity and mortality
from typhoid fever in Pennsylvania in
1906 and 1914.
"In the former year there were
24,471 cases of typhoid fever reported
In this State and 3,971 deaths from
the same cause. In 1914 only 7,000
'cases were reported up to November
31 and but 731 deaths. This means
that there was a decrease of over
70 per cent, in typhoid fever in the
Commonwealth.
Saving in Money
"Considered from Its economic
standpoint, this means a savlilg of
several millions of dollars annually,
to say nothing of the sorrow and suf
fering which has been eliminated. If
there were no other results this
achievement alone would justify the
general activities of the State and
local authorities and their expendi
tures for public health work. There
are. however, numerous other grati
fying evidences.
"The general death rate for Penn
sylvania during 1914 will be 14.1 per
1,000 inhabitants, which in a State
with the great urban population and
the vast number of manufacturing and
mining communities is evidence of
general health conditions which, while
not ideal, are a decided Improvement
over those of a few years ago.
"Tuberculosis, which is the greatest
foe to life, lias been steadily declining
as a result of the active campaign
which has been waged by the Com
monwealth and supplemented by vari
ous philanthropic agencies. The State
now maintains three great sanatoria,
one in the eastern, one in the central
and one in the western portion of the
State, for the free treatment of in
digent sufferers from this disease. The
capacity of these Institutions is over
2,000 beds, which are at the disposal
of those residents of Pennsylvania who
are In need of sanatorium treatment.
The system of free dispensaries which
has been established brings this aid
within the reach of every one of our
eight million two hundred thousand
people.
Fighting Cancer
"Cancer alone of all the various
reportable diseases has shown a slight
hut steady increase during the past
few years. Up to the present time the
medical profession has been unable to
cope with this foe except through early
surgical aid to those afflicted. How
ever, many of our scientific men are
devoting their energies to the investi
gation of this disease and we hope
that within a comparatively few years
some more potent aid may be forth
coming as a result of their exhaustive
Investigations.
"The activities of the State have
stimulated every sinew in the general
public health agencies In the Com
monwealth. The educational work
which has been carried on since the
establishment of this department has
borne excellent fruit. The local boards
of health, the press, the philanthropic
agencies and, most important of all.
the general public, has understood,
appreciated and co-operated in the
work of bettering conditions. The
time Is rapldlv approaching when
every individual will not only act as
his own sanitary policeman, but' will
familiarize himself with those princi
ples of personal hygiene and right liv
ing which will serve more than all else,
to Increase the span of human life and
till to the brim the cup of Individual
happiness."
ILL APPEAR AS LILY WAGNER IN
IESTIP SATURDAY
semblance to Maude Adams and after
her initial performance it was agreed
that this same resemblance extended
to her histrionic ability.
Before being selected by George
George Broadhurst and Harry Von
Tilzer from over a hundred applicants
for the part of Lily Wagner, Miss Val
entine played with stock organizations
in Kansas City. Omaha, St. Louis and
Philadelphia. She has played all sort*
of roles from C'amille to Wendy in
Peter Pan, but never before had she
the opportunity the role in "To-day"
affords.
Miss Valentine had the further dis
tinction of being Broadway's young
est leading lady.—Advertisement.
CHURCHES TO SING
ID PRAY IN 1915
Watch Night Services, i r oilowing
Receptions, to Be Held
by Many
• Many churches will
have "watch night"
services this evening,
beginning in some of
them at 6.30 o'clock
and lasting until the
[» *JLa arrival of the new
, Hf3 Among the congre
. .1 iHDV *' Rations that will meet
are 'he Derry Street
fct ~-m *lj - United Brethren, Mar-
X4T„ JjjH AT. ket Square Prosby-
Efcx iilHStn tcrian. Fifth Street
M ft h od Ist, Grace
A. r/jj Methodist, St. Paul's
■ ar! liaptist, Market Street
Baptist, Zion Lutheran, Harris Street
United Evangelical, Messiah Lutheran
and Curtln Heights Methodist.
In the Ridge Avenue Methodist
Church Professor L. 1. Evans will
direct the music, after which the Rev.
John H. Daugherty, pastor, will speak.
An old-fashioned love feast will then
be served. Many churches will serve
luncheons and have old-time cele
brations.
To Welcome Meml>ers
At Derry Street United Brethren
Church, Fifteenth and Derry streets,
services will be held from 7.30 to 12
o'clock. New members- —about one
hundred —will be greeted by the older
members of the church and a musical
program will be given in the men's
assembly room in the church base
ment. Following the program a buffet
luncheon will be served in the social
rooms. The congregation will then go
to the church auditorium, where
"watch night" services will be held
under the direction of the pastor, the
Rev. Dr. J. A. Lyter.
Recitations, special music and
preaching will mark the service in the
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church.
At 8 o'clock the Rev. R. W. Runyan
will open the services with a short ser
mon on the "New Year's Message."
This will be followed by a social hour
for the Stough converts and their
friends who have joined the church
or wish to do so. Special music and
recitations will then be given, after
which a luncheon will be served. The
closing hour of the old year will be
spent in song service and prayer.
The members of the Fifth Street
Methodist Episcopal Church also have
a series of services, including an hour
of motion pictures. Light refresh
ments will be served.
To "Ring In the New"
The chimes of the old Zion Lutheran
Church will ring out the old year from
11.30 until midnight by playing na
tional airs.
One of the features of the meeting
in the Market Street Baptist Church
will be the preaching of an evan- |
geiistic sermon by Miss Eleanor Parry
Weightman. of the Gordon Theological
Seminary, Boston. Mass. The Rev. W.
H. Dallman, pastor of the church, will
also preach.
The Rev. J. W. D. Deavor, pastor
of the Epworth Methodist Church, will
conduct the services to-night, begin
ning at 9 o'clock.
Watch night services in St. Paul's
Buptlst Church. State and Cameron
streets, will be held at 9 o'clock. Re
vival services will be conducted In the
church, beginning January 18, in
charge of the Rev. Dr. O. S. Slmms, of
Pittsburgh.
Messiah Lutheran Church will have
a watch meeting. The devotional serv
ice will be preceded by a social hour
under the auspices of the Young Peo
ple of Messiah from 10 until 11 o'clock.
The social time will be spent in the
hall In the basement of the church.
At 11 the meeting will be held In the
second department Sunday school
room and until 11.30 there will he de
votional services, conducted by the
same organization. This service will
Include numbers by Mrs. Bumbaugh,
soprano soloist of the Messiah choir,
and others. From 11.50 until 12.10
, the service will be in charge of the
The Passing of the Old Year
On the Threshold of the New
In observance of our annual custom the store will be closed all day to-morrow.
Our heartiest wish tor the New Year is that you may enjoy a fuVl measure of
happines? and that throughout the year there may be no sky of doubt for you in
your pursuit of success or pleasure.
There have been many cloudy skies in the commercial world in the year that is
breathing to-night its last bit of life, but unless certain unmistakable signs count
for nothing, the last of these clouds is already in full view.
The month of December brought new life, and, so, as a reply to those who^ m igHt
want to look to us to answer their question "How's- Uusiness?" we are gla<b to say
that things actually are picking up. The holiday month has been a bount^f u j /he
for us in point of sales. * I
Good-night and a Happy New Year.
Keep your head up and hang on to your grit.
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart
Rev. H. W. A. Hanson, pastor of the ]
church. There will be a short address !
by the pastor.
At Grace Methodist Episcopal
Church watch night services will begin
at 9.30 o'clock. The lirst period will
be a social hour, when the Ladies
Aid will serve refreshments. A re
ligious service will follow, under the
direction of the pastor, the Rev. Dr.
John D. Fox. The pastor will Rive a
talk and solos will be sung by Mrs.
Emily Miller, Miss Arment and Miss
Ruth Towsen. There will be a prayer
and experience meeting as the new
year approaches.
RABBI ALBI'M TO LECTURE
Rabbi Leon Album will deliver his
fourth lecture of the season on Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Kesher
Israel Synagogue, in Slate street. He
will take "The Conflict Between tlio
Nations'' for a subject. The monthly
entertainment will be held on Sunday
at 7.30 o'clock at the Hebrew Kdu
cational Institute.
•Scrvkv at OlM'v Sholoni. —Services
will be held at Ohev Sholom Temple
to-morrow night. Rabbi Charles .1.
Freund will speak on a New Year sub
ject.
Ct'TTTNG ICE AT COLEBROOK
Sfecial la The Telegraph
Lebanon, Pa., Deo. 31.—Yesterday
tlio United Ice and Coal Company, of
Harrisburg, placed a force ot forty
men at work harvesting ice at the
Colebrook dam. a mile from Mt. Gret
na. Although a thaw was In progress
when the operations began, cooler
weather followed later in the day and
a cold wave is expected to help con
ditions. Immediately after tlie cut
ting of the iie at Colebbrook, that at
l.akc Conewago, Mt. Gretna, will be
harvested.
CON XEI J.SVI LLE COURIER
SEES BRIGHT COKE PROSPECTS
By Associated Press
Connellsville, Pa., Dec. 81. —
Figures compiled by the Connellsville
Courier shows that the output of coke
In the Connellsville region during 1914
was 14,57 3,638 tons which sold for
$28,151,276. During the two preced
ing years the Connellsville coke trade ,
was held at 20,000,000 tons annually,
the loss of 30 per cent, in production
this year being attributed to poor con
ditions in the steel industry. Oper
ators, however, profess to see the re
turn of good business, shipments last
week having increased 19,000 tons
over the preceding week.
SHII'S TO MEET IN SOUTH
• By Associated Press
Washington. Dec. 31.—The Navy
Department officials are considering
revising their program so as to per
mit naval vessels of South American
countries to the joint international
fleet In southern waters prior to the
naval parade at the formal opening
of the Panama Canal, so that they will
not be obliged to make the long voy
age to Hampton Roads, where the
American and European ships will as
semble.
German Ambassador
Accused of Plagiarism
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AMBASSADOR COUNT VON BERN'S
TORFF.
Endless comment is being made in
local diplomatic circles over the
charge of plagiarism against Count
von Bernstorff, the German Ambas
sador to the United States, details of
which are printed in the current Issue
|of the Nation, under the caption "A
Study of Sources." "English Influ
ence in Count von Bernstorff's Ora
tion."
The Nation contains copies of a let
ter from William Dawson, the English
author of "The Evolution of Modern
Germany," and another from Bert
Edward Young, In which he points
out the apparent similar language and
shadings between the work of Dawson
and the oration "The Development of
Germany as a World Power," deliv
ered by Count ( von Bernstorff berore
the American Academy of Political
and Social Science, in Philadelphia,
Nov. 6, 1909. The oration, according
to Mr. Young, was published as a
supplement of the Academy of Poli
tical and Social Science In January,
1910. According to Young, Dawson's
work was published In 1908.
BAI STOCK Ui\lOE[)
HAMMER ON MONDAY
Fifteen Shares Will Be Sold at
Public Sale on Court
house Steps
Bi i, Fifteen shares of
ilf' bank stock will go
the auctioneer. The
sale will be the first
Ten shares of the securities to be
sold will be Lemoyne Trust Company
stock and the other live will bo shaves
In the Cnlon Trust Company of this
city.
Probate Solomon ('asset's Will.—
Roy Danner, register of wills, yes
terday probated the will of Solomon
Cassel formerly of East Hanover
township and issued- letters on the
estate of John 11. Cassel.
; Succeeds Orwlg a* Auditor. —Wil-
11am 15. Boyd, a member of the Dau
' I phin county bar was appointed yester
-11 day afternoon by the Dauphin county
court to succeed S. 11. orwig, as spo
il cial auditor to examine and report up
-1 jon the accounts of Prothonotary H. P.
Holler, Recorder ol' Deeds O. G. Wick
' ersham and Renter of Wills Roy C.
I Danner. Mr. Orwig who had served in
| this capacity for years, died a few
i months ago.
At the Register's Office.—The will
of Mary R. Boedde, Dykons, was pro
bated to-day and letters on tho estate
were granted to J. J. Delaney, Lykens,
and J. M. Boedde, Altoona.
Realty Transfers.—Realty transfers
in city and county included the fol
lowing; P. J. Bolen to Catherine M.
Mulcahy, IGO4 Logan street, $1,223;
Catherine M. Mulcahy to William
Lutz, 1604 Logan street, sl.
Mercantile Appraiser Sworn In.
Joseph A. Miller, the newly appointed
county mercantile appraiser for 1915,
was sworn in to-day by Prothonotary
Harry K. Holler. Mr. Miller will begin
his duties at once.
Deputy Wet eel Resigns. Deputy
Sheriff Edward Wetzel resigned to-
Iday and it Is understood that no suc
cessor will be named by Sheriff H. C.
Wells. Sheriff Wells will conduct the
office with but two deputies now, in
stead of three.
New Safe Cabinets.—New steel safe
lice Cream Flavors For New Year's Day
J VANILLA BISQUE
I CHOCOLATE MAPLE WALNUT '
J STRAWBERRY PEPPERMINT i
J CUSTARD LEMON ICE I
1 ORANGE ICE I
I Walker & Messimer
I 411 N. Second Street
WrzSff
f WJL quality smoke
OMoja 10c Cigars
There are 50 years of "know
how" back of this brand, apd
J they are the richest, most fragrant
and satisfying cigars a dime can
buy.
Made by
John C. Herman& Co.
book and docket cabinets will be pur
chased early in the new year by the
County Commissioners for the offices
of County Treasurer A. H. Bailey and
County Controller H. W. Gougli.
Poor Directors Get Requisition.
The County Commissioners yesterday
decided to grant the poor board its
request for an additional requisition
to complete, tho year. Tho board
asked for $35,000, but the commis
sioners will allow it an additional $l5O.
SUNDAY SCHOOL EIjKCTS
The annual election of officers and
teachers for the Sunday school of St.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal Chuteh
took place last evening- The follow
ing officers were chosen: David Kod
gers, superintendent; J. E. Snavely,
assistant superintendent; Miss Carrie
Snavely, primary superintendent; Mil.-.
Bertha Roller, assistant; Miss Kathrjii
Pik. superintendent foreign depart
ment; Bernard Pissimento, assistant;
Mrs. Kobert W. Runvan, home depart
ment; Mell Harner. secretary; Edgcr
Stoner, assistant; James Miller, treas
urer; Irvin Geiger and Raymond
Melxel, librarians: Dill Mell, cholrls,
ter; Mary Parsons, pianist; .Mary
Howard, assistant.
DECREASE IN MEATS IS
SHOWN OVER l.Asr YEAR
By Associated Press y
Washington, Dec. 21.—Although tho
European war has enormously in
creased the volume of food products
exported 1> ytlic United Stntes In tin
last few months, the level of prices
of meat animals in this country has
declined as compared with priced a
year ago.
An official tabulation of prices Is
sued to-day by the Department of
Agriculture showed that on Novem
ber 15 the average price of meat ani
mals Including hogs, cattle sheep and
chickens, was $6.80 per hundred
pounds, a decrease of just 14 cents a
I hundred from the prices which pre
vailed November 15 last year.
Will Close at
N«on To-morrow
Thanking our patrons for past
favors and wishing you all a
Happy and Prosperous New Year.
Russ Fish Market